2022 Track and Field

Caileigh Blackmer

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Warwick, R.I.
  • High School Toll Gate

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS (INDOOR)

EventDistanceDateMeet
Shotput8.21m (26' 11.25")Jan. 19, 2019Pioneer Invitational
Weight Throw12.49m  (40' 11.75")Feb. 13, 2022GNAC Championship

 

PERSONAL BESTS (OUTDOOR)

EventDistanceDateMeet
Shotput8.27m (27' 1.75")April 19, 2021Emmanuel vs. Regis Meet
Discus23.43m (76' 10")April 19, 2021Emmanuel vs. Regis Meet
Hammer Throw41.64m (136' 7")April 23, 2022Regis Pre-Conference Meet
Javelin18.68m (61' 3")April 19, 2021Emmanuel vs. Regis Meet

 

AS A SENIOR...

  • Competed in 11 total events, four indoors and seven outdoors, for the Saints in the 2022 season.
  • Set a PR during the indoor season at the GNAC Championship in the weight throw with a distance of 12.49m; Blackmer finished 2nd in the event.
  • Broke the school record in the hammer throw in the outdoor season at the Regis Pre-Conference Meet, throwing a record distance of 41.64m, winning the event at the meet.
  • Claimed first place in the hammer throw at the GNAC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 40.25m.
  • Competed in the New England Outdoor Division III Regional Championships in the hammer throw, finishing 14th in the Regionals following a throw of 39.26m.
  • Given the Coaches Appreciation Award by the coaching staff following the outdoor season in 2022.

AS A JUNIOR...

  • The 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic forcing the EC T&F team to not compete in any meets
  • Served as a team captain
  • Named the Most Improved Performer by the coaching staff

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on 2/3/20
  • Won the Weight Throw event at the 2020 GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championship to earn All-Conference honors and help the Saints capture the inaugural GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
  • Recipient of the Coaches' Appreciation Award for the 2019-20 Indoor Track & Field season
  • Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team

AS A FIRST YEAR...

  • DISCUS
    • Finished in 26th place at the Inter-Conference Championship Meet on April 27th with a best throw of 21.65 meters
  • HAMMER THROW
    • Won the hammer throw event at the Inter-Conference Championship Meet on April 27th with a best throw of 41.34 meters
  • JAVELIN
    • Finished in 16th place at the Wesleyan University Spring Classic on 3/23 with a best throw of 15.10 meters
  • WEIGHT THROW
    • Finished 9th at the University of Southern Maine Meet on 1/26 with a best throw of 12.16 meters
  • SHOT PUT
    • Finished 33rd (8.21m) at the Pioneer Invitational on 1/19

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Blackmer was a two-sport varsity athlete at Toll Gate HS in Warwick, R.I., earning varsity letters playing soccer and competing on the track & field team.
  • She was named a captain for the track & field team her senior season.

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Business Management
  • Minor: Accounting
  • Career Aspirations: Travel
  • Favorite Movie: The Town
  • Favorite Book: Braiding Sweetgrass
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Dino Nugs
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Ice pops
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: New Res Hall
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Winning the Weight Throw at GNACs
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Tom Brady

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Sophomore

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2021Junior

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2022Senior

    Throws
    5'7"